Israel kills Iranian wartime chief of staff Ali Sharmdani during Tehran strike
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Israel said on Tuesday that the country's top military leader General Ali Sharmdani killed Iran's wartime chief of staff. IDF spokesman Brig. General Effie Defrin said in a statement that Sharmdani was killed at the Tehran regime headquarters.
The IDF eliminated the Iranian wartime chief of staff for the second time in five days, the regime's supreme military commander. ”
According to reports, an overnight Israel strike targeted June 15, 2025, which was overnight smoke, with large amounts of smoke and fire rising from an oil refinery in southern Tehran. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
Israel says it has air superiority over Tehran, where Iranian intelligence leader was killed
According to the Times of Israel, Sharmdani led the central headquarters of Khatam al-Anbiya (also known as Iran's military emergency command) about four days before he was killed. Sharmdani was formerly Major General Gholam Ali Rashid, who was killed on June 13 during the initial Israeli strike against Iran.
Sam Dani allegedly managed combat operations in his role and approved Iran's attack plans, according to the Israel Times.
NBC News reported that Israel seized commanders in Tehran's heart, seizing “sudden opportunity.”
Smoke rose after the explosion in Tehran, Iran on Friday, June 13, 2025. Israel attacked Iran's capital earlier on Friday, and the Tehran bomb broke out. (Getty)
State media says Iran's supreme leader was killed during Israeli strike
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced on his English X account that Shadmani will take Rashid's position after Iranian military leaders were killed in the initial attack in Israel.
“In view of Lieutenant General Gholamali Rashid in the hands of the evil Zionist regime, and in accordance with the merits and valuable experience of Major General Ali Shadmani, I will grant him the rank of Major General.
On Friday, June 13, 2025, rescue workers from Iranian Red Crescent Association work at the explosion site at the Israeli strike. (Iranian Red Crescent Society passes AP)
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Since Operation Rising Lion began, Israel has canceled several key figures in Iran's military and nuclear proliferation plans.
In a statement, DeFlynn vowed that Israel would “relentlessly pursue “enemy” through advanced intelligence capabilities, taking advantage of emerging opportunities, air superiority and complex operational plans.”
